Window



May 20, 1930. B. L. INGRAM ET ALM I WINDOW Filed Sept. 26, 1928 2Sheets-Sheer. l

ATTOR NEY May 20, 1930. B. l.. INGRAM ET AL wmnow Filed sept. 26, 192B 2Smeets-Sheet 2 50 Wbong,

i ings 'of any'typef 1G i -j ggmimiir..iNGRAMzANnWnmrznvr una nom, orMENARD, rumors 1 WINDOW This .invention vrelates towindow construc-l l ftion, 'and Vaimsto provide an allmetgaldouble f sash WindoW,whereineither` sash rcan be, y raised or lowered, orfs'vvung. inwardlyztofacil;

' j itate voleaning :both sides ofithe- Windowipan'e frointhe interiorof theroor'n', the entire con struction'beingfsuch:that t'can beeasily'and cheaply installedineithernew 'orold builcl-v` r I side ofthisiramel isfreceived-in the adjacent 1 'Another object ofthe'inventionl-reei'desin thek provi-sion of aiwindow. 'oonstruotionthat' .f ilsweather tight, and one whievhfis'both strong g and durable,vtliefsashe'skv beingfequipped with:

means .for automatically' locking the sashes ti on1willbe better`-understood when thefoll'-` lowing detailv desoriptionisread inoonneoi)tion'with the accompanying drawings, the' 'invention residing inthey:construotion,l com-Y Y bina'tion and'arrangementfo'fparteasolainied."` s r1- .25, I In kthe'clravvifnigsiorxniii"g1, part of lthis :ap-e plc'ation like numerals drefereneeindicate f Vsimilar partsrin 'the several views, L'andffwhere-5*f i' f" f gtaining'etrip,asolearly lillnetrated'in :ligeV vure 4.-'Both the inner pand 'outer rframee of` 'Y i i present invention ionalvV-vir'ifdow construction in zaocordfano'e'-1with-:the

on une v2li-'A2 vofilriguie f. f

of Figure g1.

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" vgrooves tov aooommodateltheupper and lower Qsashes for *slidingmovement, softhat either ofxthis frame engages theadj agent sideofthein, any desired/opened position fforlnventilar casing; 101. Each sashalso lncludes` inner Y tionyo'r in their "fully oloSedipoSitionWhere#'Figure l v isf a view iin elevationvgf ofi :the

'Figure V3 is a Seotionalvviewon line 3 8V or both of said sas'hesoanfbe raised'or lowered l y l jin thekusual manner. As each sash :isofthe f y same construction7 a detail description of one, Will ofCourse, Suice for bothf Y. vllachxsa'fsh includes an outer'frame'indi 55cated gene'rallyat A and Whi'chis ofangular :construotionin Crosssection as olearlyllusf f tratedin Figure'4; The flange l1 :o'ffveaoh lgroove o of ,thel oasingr tol support: they. sash 'o0 for slidingmovement, and each flange lflfis provided With afvertioalseriesbfe'spa'oed openings-'l2 fora purpose `to :behereinafterdescribed` The other flange 13 ateaoh-,sido 65 frames indicatedgenerally at B '.andof an` v gul'a'rforinationin cross section 'asclearly il'- lustratedin Figure 4. (The flange -lf-'of'thie'rf Y frameBis secured inany suitable'manner 'tok 70 the {Harige/f 13 "of the frameA, ;While seouredsthe panesflzon the innerrame B. Strips theoppoeitesides-of thep anes" 17 andr are clamped betvveenthe liange l'wan'dthere#V ered inthe-,ordinary weltlknownmannerg'but l'up'onjiinpeotionoiFigure1:itr-wiill`ibenotedf V AthatftheinnerrainejBofeachgsashis hinged#v A i lymounte'dfasatl9juponithe outer-'frame A; ff

so ithatthefinner frame of the sasl can be" swung inwardly comer-mitVthe Window-panel 17 tto? fbe lilyY fand readily'- oleaned-- onboth' Y.

innerjiram iB i'e providedrwithafur ble loated-voroseibare 121'roitj.atibetan @ed formationinlorosss tion.V e @entra orinternijediatefla-nge 222 e'j of these ba'rsis preferably hollilfoW-fafsillflicentrally and :as illustrated the' adjacent paneslien *gage theoppositelsidesof this intermediate iange 122'.'Y Weather tight istrips ofVvsuitable materialfare arranged at 'the' "opposite sides ofj thepanes= l7nd .theV parts :are all held A s :associated by' Va-,frretaining bar'24, thejlatter Y liztvingY an 'intermediate closedfportion 25 to' Yaccommodate itself'tothe inter,mediateflange4V` V f22ofthebarf21fvSuitable fastening elements Y 26fho`ld1theretaining'bar24Cassociatedwithg. '10" theintermediateflangeQQ as shown,V ifanddescribed,it'wll ybe manifest that the Y jerwindowconstructionisanall metal construc-Y y tion; andfthatthe componentl parts `cajnfbeki*striqoedw in .V-a {knockeddowni condition andV Yqnicklyand@conveniently vassembled forinsta1lation. VvIIurt-hermore,'thewindowjconstruction can bense'd on any type Aoffolcl jor new building,the entire' construction being `veryiliglitf'yet strongandfclurableQr f.

' r1Injaceordancewith the presenti invention YWe also'jcontemplate'aVnovel' construction f f means `forf'allumefeti@elly-1. leckie'ithe@Window 1 i 'sash'es sashesifan' be raised? or'dlowered sashesgaregioekedmaar fully Closed posi-g s of the building;-` ilThis lockingl meansisfelearflV *'mfeansis actuated bypush-jbnttonsQTi "There window casinglasl illiistratedinFigure '12,1and

" flo angle ftliereto fa lockingl'bo'ltl 30,V 1.

I 'Y 'f 1 yExerting!afpressilre 'againstlthe fallnefwiththe-.locking`bolt/30 is". a yspring '371i ngeV A11T-ofthefoutergcasing the" sash'.

Y king mecha: the "me f v-scope ofwhat-isclaimed.j

- Y llAgwindow constructionincln'dingagcas; 'j

:ing havingsash receivinggrooves,upperand l .lower @Shes each Sash1includee'inner and router;'frame vseotions ofL-sliapedformation ifi t .Y

incross section, the outwardly directedv flangeq onthe outer sectionbeing slidably,reeeivedinfl' Y one v of said Ygrooves5 ,theA forwardlydirected'fi Y ff By reason offthe enstruotion vherein shown ftio'nedfflangeyand means forsupportingthe?V n lanygiven w fposition, so that 1the n l Y a slightdis';`

tanceffor ventilati'nglpurposes,n or 'when the Y tion they "cannotbe.opened from thefeizterior e I illustratedlrrin Figures v6 lc0758inclusiveiV` whereinzgeit; will :.be'fnotedjthat `the .lockingisonejofthese mechanisms ateach 'sidejfofftheA Y,

'- V opening in tliexwindow casingywliilethe lop positeyendof-ftherlinkQS supportsat-'a right 5 Y n cross section formingpartof theinner fraineiV whichgfunctions tog-project the:clockingbolt` into oneofgthejopenings;12-"formed onthe;`

nseoluentlyij when eithersashljsgraisedf'or Y lower'edtothedesiredleiitentythelocking bolt? j Qwillengagefonegof't eseopeningsflQthere-4- Y `f escripaon-thenatureand Y.advantage SQY q ofthe inventionwill'bereadily'apparentiwe i' fand described and that snchzohanges maybe.` 'Y

esorted to whendesired' as fall'withinthe"4 l v 'i :"What weY claim is:l

flange' of the same sectionjbeing in .Y contact j with vsaid' Casing,the i Y-f,orwardly g dirfecteclV17 flange ofthe innersection.lyingin'eontaetingA .engagement with the corresjjonding,flangeiofi the outer sectionLthe inwardlydi'rected iange jo'frtheinner'sectionconstitntingasupport forff' Y i Y the lglass pane ofthe*windowyineans Afori` se#V lcuringY thel said ;V glass pane to fthe:last fnien-V v innerframeupon the outer frame for swing-i l ingmovement. 2, A window'construction'inclu'ding a Teas? j ing having sashreceiving gr o`oves,.upp'er anelli f y lower Q salshes,` each:sa'sh'including anlinnerf and outer frame of 'lL-*shaped formation inicross' sectiomithe outwardly directed {Hange'f f, Y *Y ofthevoute'rrframe being slidably ,reeeivediinl if? one of "said grooves:the forwardly .direjeted Y flanges of saidv frame contacting thefwindowi f .l casing'thronghfout'their length, the'forwafrd-'fly'ClirecteClf flange 1ofthe linner sash lying in contacting engagementV:with the 'correspond ing flange of the outer sash, therrinwardlyrd" Yrected iange ofthe yinner-'sash'beinggutilize 1; to support the pane ofglassaand c'entrallylo-jVY Ycated cross bars of fT-"shape'd formationinand having their f intermediate flanges coop# `Verating ,with lsaidinwardly 'directed.flangesi `of "the inner sash for thefpurposespecified.

In testimony -xwhereof we afiix our "'sigijia'-VV s q1/BENJAMINJL,mena-M.; .WLLAM H DELONGfr

